AP-OH–Ohio News Digest 1:30 pm, OH

Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Ohio. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP Columbus bureau at 614-885-2727 or [email protected] Lisa Cornwell is on the desk, followed by Andrew Welsh-Huggins. Delano Massey, news editor, can be reached at 800-762-4841 or 614-885-2727 or [email protected]

A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date. All times are Eastern.

Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with all updates.

— CAMPAIGN 2016-OHIO-BILL CLINTON: Former president Bill Clinton is returning to Ohio this week, as high-level campaigning picks up in the state with early voting underway.

OBAMA

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to rev up Democrats in Ohio during a two-day visit, as the number of states that could swing to either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump narrows to just a handful. By Josh Lederman. SENT: 590 words. AP Photos. UPCOMING: Updates from Obama speech in Pittsburgh at 3:30 p.m. EDT; speech in Columbus at 7:45 p.m. EDT.

ELECTRICITY RATE PLAN-FIRSTENERGY

COLUMBUS — State regulators approve a plan allowing FirstEnergy Corp. to impose electricity rate increases totaling $132.5 million a year plus taxes for a total of $204 million annually over the next three years. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 330 words by 2:30 p.m.

BKN–LEBRON-COLLEGE PROGRAM

CLEVELAND — LeBron James isn’t just helping kids afford college. He wants them to stay there and leave with diplomas. By Tom Withers. SENT: 400 words. AP Photos. Also moving on some sports wires.

IN BRIEF:

— POLICE SHOOTING-ROBBERY SUSPECT: The state’s criminal investigation agency has been asked to probe the fatal police shooting of a robbery suspect found with a pellet gun in a Cleveland suburb.

— POLICE UNION HEAD-PROBE: Police say an investigation is underway after the head of Cleveland’s police union wore his dress uniform to a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

— BABY DEATH-MOTEL: A child endangering charge against the mother of a 6-week-old boy who died has been dropped.

— AFFORDABLE HOUSING OFFICIAL-BRIBES: Federal prosecutors say a former affordable housing group official in northeast Ohio has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison after admitting he steered contracts to two companies in exchange for bribes.

— SEDIMENT DUMPING-LAKE ERIE: The federal agency that maintains shipping channels along Lake Erie has awarded a $3.7 million contract to a Michigan-based firm to dredge Cleveland’s harbor and the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) River channel.

— RURAL EDUCATION-FORUM: The U.S. Education Secretary plans an Ohio discussion on opportunities for students in rural communities.

— FALL COLORS-OHIO: Ohio’s fall colors are starting to come out.

— INVESTMENT SCHEME: The owner of a now-closed business in northern West Virginia has been charged with bilking investors out of millions of dollars through what prosecutors called a Ponzi scheme.

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NOTE:

AP is moving election test reports for the Nov. 8 Ohio general election on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1-3 p.m. Eastern. These tests are NOT for publication, broadcast or use online. Additional information is available in the election testing advisory sent Mondays prior to testing, found in advisory queues: BC-OH-OHIO General Election Testing/AP-OH-OHIO General Election Testing.

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MARKETPLACE: Calling your attention to the Marketplace in AP Exchange, where you can find member-contributed content from Ohio and other states. The Marketplace is accessible on the left navigational pane of the AP Exchange home page, near the bottom. For both national and state, you can click “All” or search for content by topics such as education, politics and business.